CASUALTIES.

Evening Star, Issue 11692, 26 February 1902, Page 4

CASUALTIES.

The body of Albert Schna.ruoil, hulkkeeper, who was drowned with a companion named Doris in Wellington Harbor on the 14th inst., was recovered v. : ;:enkr. At the inquest a verdict of found drownel was returned. Doris and the. der-.ased had set out in a dingey to hoist (I- ruling lights on the Arawata and South. :•;■ Cross. The weather was very squally, and >!.•. bo it probably capsized while going iroi.i on • vessel to the other, as no light on the latter vessel that night. Mr J. C. Smith, of Ettrii-'.;, who was severely injured about a forrni ;1>; ago by falling out of a spring cart, tiinl on Monday night An accident which might have been attended with serious results occurred on the Caversham Hill yesterday afternoon. Two gentlemen were driving up in a spring trap, when a train passing through the cutting below whistled. The horse shied into the bank, upsetting the trap and throwing its occupants into the road with considerable force. It then kicked an J plunged for a time, but was at length pacified. The trap was damaged, and the horse cut in several places, but the occupants escaped with only a shaking. A passenger, while trying to jump off a North-east Valley tramcar near the Gardens, got one of his arms, w y hich was in a sling, caught on a chain. He fell, and his hand went under a wheel, which cut it considerably. No bones were broken, although he was much bruised through being dragged along for some distance.